Hair curling apparatus



April 24, 1945. l y R, KLElN I 2,374,21 v HAIR GURLING APPARATUS Filed Jan. 8, 1942 @al W2 Patented Apr. 24, 1945 UNITED STATES PATENT vorifice HAIR CURLING APrARATUs Richard Klein, Detroit, Mich.

Application January s, 1942, serial No. 425,998

1 Claim.

My invention relates 'to a new and useful improvement in a hair curling apparatus.

An object of the invention is the provision of of an apparatus embodying a winding rod or prong, together with an elastic slit-bearing member whereby the hair, after being Wound on the prong, may be easily and quickly secured into position and the loose ends of the hair pressed inwardly against the coil.

Other objects will appear hereinafter.

It is recognized that various modifications and changes may be made in the method of operation and the apparatus herein disclosed without departing from the spirit of the invention and it is intended that such variations and modications shall be embraced Within the scope of the claim appended hereto and form a part hereof.

Forming a part of this specification is a drawing, in which:

Fig. 1 is a longitudinal central sectional View of the enveloping member showing the rod in elevation.

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal central sectional view of a modified form of enveloping member and showing the rod inside elevation.

Fig. 3 is a plan view of the enveloping member.

Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the curling rod.

Fig. 5 is a perspective View of the curling rod showing a strand of hair being wound thereon.

Fig. 6 is a sectional view taken on line 6 6 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 7 is a top plan view of the invention showing it in use.

Fig. 8 is a side elevational view of the invention showing it in use.

Fig. 9 is a side view'illustrating a slightly modied form of the' invention.

Fig. 10 is a side elevational view of a further modified form of the invention.-

Fig. 11 is a sectional view taken on line I I-I I of Fig. 10.

As shown in the drawing, I use a rod or prong I5 which is tapered toward its center so that the ends of the rod are of larger cross section than the center. At the center I provide a plurality of spaced apart circumferential ribs I6, to provide circumferential channels I1. Thestrand I'I' of hair which is wound upon the` rod I5 is en' gaged in the initial operation of winding by the ribs I6 so that the vhair and-particularly the loose ends are engaged in the channel II and a centralizing of the coil of hair on the rod is thus effected.

As an enveloping member I provide an elastic body I8, preferably formed of rubber, and provided With an opening I B'formed therein. In use, the enveloping member I8 is snapped over the ends of the curling rod I5 and as shown in `iig. 1 the curling rod may be provided with trunnions 2l). In the form illustrated in Fig. l, the

enveloping member I8 is provided with openings 2D for reception of the trunnions. Inithe form shown in Fig. 2, the enveloping member I8 is not provided with the openings and the trunnions bear against the body of the material.

The enveloping member I8 may be slipped over the strand of hair as shown in Fig. 1 and the hair then wound upon the rod I5, in which case the enveloping member will lie toward the scalp. On the other hand, the enveloping member may be placed on the prong I5 after the strand of hair has been Wound thereon as shown in Fig. 2.

When the member I8 is stretched to the proper I length for tting over the prong, the opening I9 will have been stretched to a slit-like formation, as clearly appears in Fig. 7. When stretched into this position it will assume a trough-like shape, as clearly appears in the drawing. The side walls 22 of this trough-like shape will lie close against the coil 23 of hair which is wound on the prong so that any loose ends of hair are thus held in close contact with the coil proper. It will be noted that the enveloping member, when stretched to assume the trough-like form, will be open at one end so that the air will have access to the interior of the trough and an easy escape of vapors from the liquid or liquids saturating the coil 23 becomes possible.v

In the use of the apparatus, the hair is first wound upon the rod and it is then subjected to a I levaporation or by a hastened evaporation through the use of a blower. After it has dried, the hair, while still rolled on the prong, is then' subjected to a saturation' with an acid solution. If the interferes with the escape of vapors and that no i enclosure encloses the curl while heat is applied.'

Experience has shown that with the common methods of permanent curling, it is almost irnpossible to curl the loose ends. It is believed that it will appear obvious-that the apparatus used is of simple construction and economical.

In Fig. 10 I have illustrated a modified type of curling rod 25 having notches 26 formed in its ends for reception of an elastic band 2l which serves to retain in position a strip of fabric 28 which is stretched over the coil to provide the side walls engaging the loose ends and to provide the open trough structure.

In Fig. 9 the curling rod 29 is similar to that illustrated in Fig. 1 and a fabric layer 30 is placed in position and held by an endless elastic band 3|. With this apparatus and method a very simple and effective curling of the hair becomes possible.

What I claim as new is:

In an apparatus of the class described, a curling prong on which a wisp of hair is curled; an elongated flat plate-like body of elastic material having an opening formed in the middle thereof, of greater length transversely than longitudinally of said body whereby, upon longi- 

